[Ads-l] Antedating of "Knuckle Ball"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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knuckle ball (OED 1927)

1907 _Marion_ (Ohio) _Daily Mirror_ 11 May 15/2 (Newspapers.com)

The knuckle ball had the Giants completely baffled.

Fred Shapiro

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